NEW Australian-first cancer facility flagged for Adelaide

INFANTS and children with inoperable tumours and women with left-sided breast cancer will be able to access treatment at an Australian-first cancer treatment facility to be operational in Adelaide, by 2020.

The Australian government confirmed this years federal budget will include a $68-million investment into a proton beam therapy facility at the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI).

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